Zapallar
Town and Commune
Coast of Zapallar
Flag Coat of arms Zapallar Location in Chile
Coordinates: 32°33′13″S 71°27′32″W / 32.55361°S 71.45889°W / -32.55361; -71.45889
Country	Chile
Region	Valparaíso
Province	Petorca
Government [1]
• Type	Municipality
• Alcalde	Nicolás Cox Urrejola (RN)
Area [2]
• Total	288.0 km2 (111.2 sq mi)
Elevation	50 m (160 ft)
Population  (2012 Census)[2]
• Total	5,933
• Density	21/km2 (53/sq mi)
• Urban	4,744
• Rural	915
Sex [2]
• Men	2,914
• Women	2,745
Time zone	UTC-4 (CLT[3])
• Summer (DST)	UTC-3 (CLST[4])
Area code	56 + 33
Climate	Csb
Website	Municipality of Zapallar

Zapallar is a commune and a town located in Chile's Petorca Province, a part of the Valparaíso Region. It covers 288 km2 (111 square miles) of land. Zapallar is two hours northwest of Santiago and 70 minutes north of Viña del Mar.

Demographics

According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Zapallar had 5,659 inhabitants (2,914 men and 2,745 women). Of these, 4,744 (83.8%) lived in urban areas and 915 (16.2%) in rural areas. The population grew by 24.3% (1,105 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses.^[2]

Administration

As a commune, Zapallar is a third-level administrative division of Chile administered by a communal council, headed by an alcalde who is directly elected every four years. Between 2012 and 2016 the major was Nicolás Cox Urrejola. The communal council has the following members:^[1]

• Diego Farias Vásquez (UDI)
• Luis Guajardo Abarca (RN)
• Max Correa Achurra (EVO-IND)
• Danilo Fernández Peña (PS)
• Felipe Zamorano Palacios (IND-RN)
• Claudia Vargas Astudillo (DC)

The commune of Zapallar belongs to the Electoral District No. 6 (Cabildo, Calera, Hijuelas, La Cruz, La Ligua, Nogales, Papudo, Petorca, Puchuncaví, Quillota, Quintero, Zapallar, Calle Larga, Catemu, Llay Llay, Los Andes, Panquehue, Putaendo, Rinconada, San Esteban, San Felipe, Santa María, Limache, Olmué, Quilpué, Villa Alemana. Zapallar is represented in the Chamber of Deputies by Camila Flores (RN), Diego Ibáñez (RD), Pablo Kast (EVO), Andrés Longton (RN), Carolina Marzán (PPD), Luis Pardo (RN), Marcelo Schilling (PS) and Daniel Verdessy (DC).

Zapallar belongs to the VI Senate Circumscription (Valparaíso). The commune is represented in the Senate by Isabel Allende Bussi (PS), Francisco Chahuán Chahuán (RN), Juan Ignacio Latorre (RD), Kenneth Pugh (IND), Ricardo Lagos Weber (PPD).